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Gaslight, the thriller that spawned the term ‘gaslighting’, gets a new sheen at the Shaw Festival
Kelly Nestruck
world
Tigray conflict sparks a war of fake tweets and intense propaganda
Displaced people are seen at the Shire campus of Aksum University, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner SEARCH "RATNER TIGRAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
opinion
Where is intellectual courage in the age of Twitter?
Tom Rachman
opinion
The antidote to fake facts: real ones
Marcus Gee
international business
Twitter bans harmful false claims about COVID-19 vaccinations
The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Sept. 28, 2016.
opinion
How journalism can stop democracy’s global decline
Michael Petrou
world
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Facebook fights hate speech before Myanmar poll
Supporters of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) conduct an election campaign motorcade in Yangon, Myanmar on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020.
u.s. politics
Twitter raps Trump COVID-19 adviser as U.S. cases rise
FILE -- Dr. Scott Atlas, who was named to the White House coronavirus task force in August, speaks to reporters in Washington on Sept. 18, 2020. Atlas is known for his controversial positions on encouraging "herd immunity" - the idea that by allowing the coronavirus to spread through communities freely, most people will become immune to it. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
technology
Facebook’s long and halting fight against misinformation
FILE - In this April 30, 2019, file photo, Facebook stickers are laid out on a table at F8, Facebook's developer conference in San Jose, Calif. Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted, repeatedly, that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
technology
Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 U.S. election?
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Facebook's impact on the financial services and housing sectors. Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted, repeatedly, that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
british columbia
Facebook says its election integrity strategy is in effect in B.C.
NDP Leader John Horgan, right to left, Green leader Sonia Furstenau and Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson take part in a debate at the Chan Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
u.s. politics
Facebook bans U.S. ads that call voting fraud widespread or election invalid
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration photo taken on Jan. 6, 2020.
u.s. politics
Facebook suspends three networks of fake Russian accounts, warns of U.S. election hack-and-leak threat
FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
world
Who are the ‘super-spreaders’ of medical misinformation, and how do their hoaxes spread so quickly on social media? A graphic guide
opinion
Donald Trump’s critics continue to miss the plot
Konrad Yakabuski
world
Bolivia hires U.S. lobbying firm that Facebook links to fake news
Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez, wearing a mask amid the new coronavirus pandemic, attends an Independence Day event in La Paz, Bolivia, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.
world
Russia-backed news agency spread false story of Portland protesters burning stack of Bibles
Protesters chant and wave flags in front of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 11, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
world
Facebook removes one of largest QAnon conspiracy theory groups after repeated policy violations
In this file photo taken on May 1, 2020, conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators protest during a rally to re-open California and against Stay-At-Home directives in San Diego.
u.s. politics
Facebook bars pro-Trump PAC from advertising, citing repeated false posts
The thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
world
Trump administration petitions FCC to require social media companies to be transparent in content moderation
President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington.
international business
Indian court summons Alibaba and its founder on ex-employee’s complaint
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, speaks during the launch of Alibaba's office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 18, 2018.
world
Facebook, Twitter remove 28 high-profile Bolsonaro supporter accounts following court order
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures while meeting supporters during a ceremony of lowering the national flag for the night, amid the coronavirus outbreak, at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, July 24, 2020.
world
Twitter will suspend accounts tweeting about conspiracy theory group QAnon
A Donald Trump supporter holding a QAnon flag visits Mount Rushmore National Monument on July 1, 2020 in Keystone, S.D.
world
Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation pushing deceptive coronavirus messages
FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia.
canada
Watchdog groups say dozens of journalists have been attacked or arrested while covering U.S. protests
A photo provided by CNN, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez is arrested while covering the Minneapolis protests, May 29, 2020. After days of presidential complaining about Twitter policies, the live-television arrest of a CNN crew showed America an actual offense against the First Amendment. (CNN via The New York Times)-- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY TV-CNN-ARREST BY JAMES PONIEWOZIK FOR MAY 29, 2020. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --
world
Online misinformation over George Floyd protests in Minneapolis stoke racial tensions
Police take control of the area near the Super Target against protesters Thursday, May 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn.
world
Zuckerberg distances Facebook from Twitter in Trump fight
In this photo taken on Oct. 23, 2019 Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
opinion
Trump may have cause to complain about media bias, but it won’t help him in the end
Lawrence Martin
opinion
Now more than ever, we must fight misinformation. Trust in science is essential
Timothy Caulfield
world
Flurry of coronavirus disinformation spread by Russian sources - EU Commission
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 21, 2020 crows fly close to a Russian flag at the top of the Russian Government building in downtown Moscow. - Russia's economic growth slowed to 1.3 percent last year, the state statistics agency said on February 3, 2020, with the lethargic pace presenting a major headache for the Kremlin. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
letters
March 7: ‘Alberta seems locked in the past, with neither care nor vision for the future.’ Readers react to Alberta’s oil-friendly budget, plus other letters to the editor
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivers remarks at a conference in Calgary on February 26, 2020. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a large majority of Albertans in a recent survey want to end daylight saving time, and he says he's in favour of it, too. Kenney says about 90 per cent of those in a recent provincial consultation stated they want to keep one time all year long and stop changing clocks by one hour twice every 12 months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
politics
Chinese envoy accuses Western media of ‘fake news’ on Xinjiang detention camps
Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
public editor
With the rise of ‘deepfake,’ verifying the news is more important than ever
Sylvia Stead